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/a.tɑ̃dʁ/

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Translation

to wait, to expect

Word origin

From Latin attendere ('to stretch towards, to pay attention to'), from ad ('to') and tendere ('to stretch'). The sense shifted from 'to attend to' to 'to wait for'.

Origin
Latin
Root
attendere
English cognates
attend, tend

Grammar

Verb type-re irregular (3rd group)

Conjugation

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeattendsattendaisattendisattendraiattendrais
tuattendsattendaisattendisattendrasattendrais
il/elleattendattendaitattenditattendraattendrait
nousattendonsattendionsattendîmesattendronsattendrions
vousattendezattendiezattendîtesattendrezattendriez
ils/ellesattendentattendaientattendirentattendrontattendraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeattendeattendisse
tuattendesattendisses
il/elleattendeattendît
nousattendionsattendissions
vousattendiezattendissiez
ils/ellesattendentattendissent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuattends
nousattendons
vousattendez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
attendant
Past participle
attendu · attendue · attendus · attendues

Examples

.

We need to wait another hour before leaving.

.

She had already been waiting for her friend for thirty minutes.

J' .

I have been waiting for your reply since yesterday morning.

.

The doctor has been keeping us waiting for nearly an hour.

- métro, j'.

Wait for me in front of the metro exit, I'm coming.

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